2002-02-28T01:56:00.000-08:00

ABOUT PASSIONS!!! COURTESY OF NBC

“Whatever you want to call it, comedy, drama, camp classic, soap send-up, Passions works.” Entertainment Weekly, June 15, 2001.

July 5, 1999, NBC debuted “Passions,” the most unique and exciting soap opera to hit the airwaves in years. Since then, its quirky characters and classic love stories have generated interest from the daytime community (“Passions” was nominated for eight Emmy Awards in its sophomore year as well as numerous Soap Opera Digest awards), the press (Rolling Stone named it a “Hot, Guilty Pleasure”) and viewers alike (“Passions” is No. 1 in the key teen demographic). It is the fastest-growing daytime show on any network and at the center of the buzz is television’s most interesting super-couple – a 300 year-old witch and talking doll! Welcome to the town of Harmony, the deceptively picturesque New England town and principal site of “Passions,” NBC’s hour-long daytime drama.

On its quaint, well-scrubbed surface, Harmony looks like an idyllic, picture-perfect village for boosting New England tourism, but every small town has hidden secrets bubbling underneath. Beneath the steepled churches and white picket fences, secrets lie waiting to be unearthed. Based on the rich history and mystery of the harbor community, “Passions” explores the lives, loves and losses of four core families: the Cranes, the Lopez-Fitzgeralds, the Bennetts and the Russells, each of whom have their own distinct and diverse personalities.

“Passions” is a creation of celebrated daytime drama veteran James E. Reilly, who is considered by many industry insiders to be one of the most innovative and prolific writers of the genre. Reilly has created some of the most talked-about storytelling in daytime drama, including: characters who are buried alive, or possessed, as well as daytime’s first-ever multiple character on NBC’s “Days of Our Lives.” While he was head writer on “Days of Our Lives,” Reilly’s shocking, yet romantic, storylines helped rocket the program to the top of the key demographic ratings for the first time in its long history.

“Passions” is produced by NBC Studios in association Outpost Farms Productions, Inc. and is taped in Studio City, California. Lisa Hesser is the executive producer.
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2002-02-25T02:52:00.000-08:00

Welcome to PassionsNbc!!!

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